Re: apt-get dist-update failure - can't boot

2010-05-10 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 12:59:38PM -0500, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > On Monday 03 May 2010 12:34:13 Fernando B. Scussel wrote: > > http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/fscussel/Untitled.jpg > > Ugh. Does copy and paste not work for you? It would be much nicer if that > text was in the em

Re: apt-get dist-update failure - can't boot

2010-05-04 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Robert Brockway wrote: On Mon, 3 May 2010, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: If a full-upgrade (previously known as dist-upgrade) throws errors, the last thing you should do is reboot. You should *fix the errors*; your system may not reboot cleanly until they are resolved. Well said. Rebootin

Re: apt-get dist-update failure - can't boot

2010-05-03 Thread Fernando B. Scussel
I couldn't copy cause I couldn't install gpm cause nothing works so I just gave up. Thanks for everyone who contributed. System got fucked =/ -- From: "Jimmy Johnson" Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 3:36 PM To: Subject: Re:

Re: apt-get dist-update failure - can't boot

2010-05-03 Thread Robert Brockway
On Mon, 3 May 2010, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: If a full-upgrade (previously known as dist-upgrade) throws errors, the last thing you should do is reboot. You should *fix the errors*; your system may not reboot cleanly until they are resolved. Well said. Rebooting in the middle of a dist-

Re: apt-get dist-update failure - can't boot

2010-05-03 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Monday 03 May 2010 13:36:07 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > From you output it looks like your 'perl-base' is scheduled to be > > upgraded. You should try installing the new version of that package with > > dpkg and then retrying your apt-get/aptitude run. > > It's wort

Re: apt-get dist-update failure - can't boot

2010-05-03 Thread Jimmy Johnson
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: From you output it looks like your 'perl-base' is scheduled to be upgraded. You should try installing the new version of that package with dpkg and then retrying your apt-get/aptitude run. It's worth a shot, depending of if dpkg has not been borked, 'dpkg -i p

Re: apt-get dist-update failure - can't boot

2010-05-03 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Monday 03 May 2010 12:34:13 Fernando B. Scussel wrote: > After doing a apt-get dist-update and restarting the pc because of some > errors If a full-upgrade (previously known as dist-upgrade) throws errors, the last thing you should do is reboot. You should *fix the errors*; your system may n